Status:

SUSPENDED

Measurement Of NT-proBNP to Predict Outcomes in Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Julie Dawson

Conditions:

Vascular Surgical Procedure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The team is investigating whether N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and other cardiac markers are useful for predicting outcomes for patients undergoing vascular surgery. By measur...

Detailed Description

Almost 1 in 5 patients who have elective major vascular surgery experience death or a myocardial infarction (MI) at 18 months post-surgery. Research has shown that peri-operative interventions may imp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who are equal to or over 18 years old
  • Patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery for the following procedures:
  • Infrainguinal arterial reconstruction
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Aorto-bifemoral bypass / or aortic endarterectomy
  • Femoro-popliteal bypass
  • Femoro-distal bypass
  • Femoral endarterectomy
  • Femoro-femoral crossover
  • Axillo-femoral bypass
  • Elective carotid surgery
  • Patients having either general or regional anaesthesia for their surgery

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing emergency surgery
  • Those who are unable or unwilling to give informed consent
  • Patients with unstable coronary syndromes (acute or recent MI with evidence of important ischemic risk by clinical symptoms or stress testing or unstable or severe angina pectoris)
  • Patients with decompensated heart failure (new onset shortness of breath and rales together with echocardiographic evidence of cardiac dysfunction or deterioration of chronic heart failure despite heart failure therapy)
  • Patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 5 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04014647

Start Date

September 5 2019

End Date

September 1 2025

Last Update

December 22 2023

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Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR4 7UY